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Oxford Eagle, January .9, 1902 The Oxford Eagle the following letters to the editor. Communicated ED. EAGLE: In simple justice to myself as well as the citizens of Delay, I wish to be heard through the columns of the EAGLE in regard to a communication sent the EAGLE some time ago, in which I sought to correct a mistake as to the locality in which the Montgomerys were killed. I had not thought of reflecting, in the least, upon the good intentions of the EAGLE, in stating that the scene of the crime was near Delay. But as the citizens of Delay were in no sense implicated, and as the scene of the crime was really nearer some other places than Delay, simply as a matter of information to the public I wrote giving as best I could the real facts in the case. The EAGLE in commenting on my communication without letting the public know what it was, does not seem to be quite fair. I have been a citizen of LaFayette county for the past six years having taught in the public schools of the county five years. I now enjoy the honor of being the principal of Delay school. I also have the honor of being one of the county examiners, and I have for several years, been frequently in Oxford. Now as to my not being able to secure the signature of a single individual of my community who has known the EAGLE or its editor as to the facts set forth in my former communication beg leave to submit the names of the undersigned citizens of Delay and community, who subscribe their names as heartily endorsing the facts as set forth in the first letter and also the sentiments of the present one. Respt. D. F. HOYLE. We the undersigned citizens of Delay and community endorse the facts and sentiments of the former communication to the EAGLE by Mr. Hoyle, also this one. M. P. Eskridge, O. W. McCain, G. A. Marshall, H. E. Denton, J. S. Brazier, P. M. Stark, A. D. N. Lancaster, J. T. Lynch, W. Denton, J. j. Cowles, J. H. Ragland, C. W. Hodge, J. K. Hill, A. J. Connor, J. W. Doois, S. J. Eskridge, A. R. F. Gault, B. J. Ragland, J. C. Eskridge, J. H. Mossy, J. A. Nerrin, W. H. Stripling, J. L Hodge, C. W. Vance, H. L. Tate, G. B. Brown, (col.) There are two or three others mentioned in the EAGLE as its staunch friends whose names have not been secured owing to their remoteness from Delay, they have not been consulted. We know any one would sign that is not woefully ignorant of the geography of the county. I made a little mistake in my former letter when I said that it was in beat one, but in going from Delay to the scene of the crime, we must cross a corner of beat one, which is still worse. D. F. H. UNIVERSITY, MISS., Dec. 21, 1901. ED. EAGLE: I desire to say that since his removal to LaFayette county, and have every reason to believe that his motives in seeking to correct a mistake as to the exact locality of the crime referred to in his letter to the EAGLE, were of the purest and loftiest type, and hence think an injustice has been done him in refusing to publish his letter, and the apparent editorial reflection upon him in the issue Nov. 28th. W. I. Hargis.
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